28 January 1596
Death of Francis Drake
Dies of dysentery on board his ship
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Portobello in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Dies of dysentery on board his ship
Seizes the Spanish stronghold of Portobello, Panama
Captures Portobello from the Spanish with just 6 ships
Provenance
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